becolour

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verb

To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.

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behue
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Meanings

verbbecolour (third-person singular simple present becolours, present participle becolouring, simple past and past participle becoloured)

present singular third person becolours · participle present becolouring · participle past becoloured · past becoloured · alternative becolor

  1. transitiveTo impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.

    Bring the wine (of love), wherewith we may becolour the garment of hypocrisy (borrowed, illusory, centreless existence); For, we are intoxicated with the cup of pride; and (with us only) the name of sensibleness — is.

    1891, Hāfiz, The Dīvān - Volume 1 - Page 143

    Synonyms: behue

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.

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behue

Origin

From be- + colour.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ubercool
Cite this entry
APA

becolour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becolour

MLA

“becolour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becolour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becolour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becolour.

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